Steve Shinn:
Red-tailed Hawk with Gopher Snake and Western Kingbird
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Red-tailed hawk and snake and Kingbird pest.
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Alulae (plural of alula) showing on a Red-tailed Hawk delivering a King Snake to the nest.
Steve Shinn:
Cooper's Hawk funny look in rear view. "Here's lookin' at ya"! Funny photo
Steve Shinn:
Red-tailed Hawk pooping, One shows a sibling "The bottom line".
Steve Shinn:
Red-tailed Hawk pooping, "Hey, watch where you aim that thing!"
Steve Shinn:
Merlin, "Don't bother me, I'm eating!"
Steve Shinn:
Merlin and prey, note the "tomial tooth" on the end of the beak.
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon with the funny grumpies. Altitude or attitude, the Peregrines have it.
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon, female calling. Note the extended alula, a bird's "thumb", it gives the bird more lift at slower speeds.
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon flying over ocean using alula and full extension of all flight surfaces.
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon and pigeon
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon, eating in flight, dining on Pigeon plucko
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon with pigeon takeout
Steve Shinn:
Pergrine Falcons in food transfer, mother brings in the lunch
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon midair food transfer, exchange, swap , mom delivers more food
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon midair food transfer, mom delivers more food
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon food transfer, mother delivers another meal.
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon, mom in the kitchen preparing a meal
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon fledgling testing the wind and wings
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon attack on radio controlled glider
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon attack hijacks glider, "I'm gonna bite the head offa this thing!"
Steve Shinn:
Peregrine Falcon in flight
Steve Shinn:
Northern Harrier juvenile hunting at sunset
Steve Shinn:
Northern Harrier tries to keep meal from Turkey Vulture, RTHA and a Peregrine
Steve Shinn:
American Kestrel scares up some grub
Steve Shinn:
White-tailed Kites in courtship food transfer
Steve Shinn:
White-tailed Kites Courtship, food transfer
Steve Shinn:
White-tailed Kites Food fight, he did not want to let her have this one.
Steve Shinn:
White-tailed Kites Courtship food transfer. Note deployed alulae on both birds; more lift at slower speeds like the slats on larger aircraft.
